Residue Sampling Plans - "Blue Book"

The U.S. National Residue Program (NRP) for Meat, Poultry, and Egg Products, is an interagency program designed to identify, rank, and analyze for chemical contaminants in meat, poultry, and egg products. The program is administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). FSIS publishes the NRP Residue Sampling Plans (traditionally known as the Blue Book) each year to provide information on the process of sampling meat, poultry, and egg products for chemical contaminants of public health concern.

This year's Blue Book includes the following sections:

Table of Contents

Preface, Contacts and Comments, Acknowledgements, Principal Authors

Acronyms

Introduction

Overview of the Sampling Plans

Domestic Sampling Plan

Import Reinspection Sampling Plan

Summary of Changes from the 2018 NRP

Policy and Procedures for Holding or Controlling Product Under the NRP